Mobile Medical Units
Providing basic medical care for impoverished and retired seafarers in India
Working at sea is a major source of employment in India, but once seafarers retire they can become impoverished. Many retired seafarers cannot afford to access basic medical healthcare for themselves and their dependants.
So in 2018, Sailors’ Society launched a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) generously funded by Clarksons Platou, in partnership with The Voluntary Health Services Hospital in the port city of Chennai.
It’s been so successful, we’re in the process of setting up another MMU in partnership with Yenepoya Medical College Hospital to support seafarers in Mangalore and the surrounding area.
The MMU provides retired and active seafarers and their families with free check-ups and basic medical services through a van especially fitted out with medical equipment.
Sailors’ Society funds the operational costs of the ambulance and medical expenses of beneficiaries. Seafarers also have access to all the services offered at the hospitals.
In 2021, the MMU carried out 854 consultations with 844 people using the pharmacy and 94 using laboratory services.
"By funding us to set up the Mobile Medical Unit in Chennai, Clarksons have been instrumental in changing the face of healthcare for many seafarers’ families in that region."
Sara Baade, CEO Sailors' Society
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